Anaphothrips parsonsiae, Mound & Masumoto, 2009

Mound, Laurence A. & Masumoto, Masami, 2009, Australian Thripinae of the Anaphothrips genus-group (Thysanoptera), with three new genera and thirty-three new species, Zootaxa 2042 (1), pp. 1-76 : 49

Anaphothrips parsonsiae sp. n.

( Figs 128–132 )

Female macroptera. Body and legs yellow, antennal segments I–II yellow, III–V increasingly brown at apex, VI–VIII brown; fore wings and major setae pale. Head transverse, transversely reticulate on posterior third, weakly reticulate between ocelli ( Fig. 130 ); ocellar setae III just outside anterior margins of triangle; eyes without pigmented facets. Antennae 8-segmented; III–IV with forked sensorium; II without microtrichia; VI weakly pedicellate ( Fig. 128 ). Pronotum with irregular reticulation, posteromarginal setae thickened. Mesonotum boldly reticulate. Metascutum boldly reticulate, sometimes with weak internal markings; median setae on anterior third of sclerite, MCS present ( Fig. 131 ). Fore wing first vein with about 8 setae on basal half and 4 setae on distal half, arranged irregularly; second vein with up to 12 setae including 1–3 setae basal to vein fork; clavus with 7–8 veinal setae and one basal seta; wing setae all more or less spatulate ( Fig. 132 ). Tergites III–VII without sculpture medially, lateral thirds with up to 12 rows of stout, dentate microtrichia, sculpture extending just mesad of setae S2 ( Fig. 129 ); VIII with comb of moderately long fine microtrichia; tergite IX major setae with apices chisel-shaped.

Measurements (holotype, in microns). Body length 1370. Head, length 90; width across eyes 150. Pronotum, length 135; maximum width 200. Fore wing, length 700; median width 45; first vein longest seta in basal row 15. Tergite IV S1 setae 12. Tergite IX, MD setae 12; PM S1 setae 65. Tergite X PM S1 setae 65. Antennal segments III–VIII, 42, 40, 33, 40, 7, 10.

Male macroptera. Similar to female; tergite IX with 3 pairs of short stout setae dorsally, and one pair of longer stout setae posterolaterally; sternites III–VII with slender C-shaped pore plate.

Specimens examined. Holotype female macroptera, Australian Capital Territory, Australian National Botanic Gardens, from Parsonsia straminea (Apocynaceae) , 13.ii.2003 (LAM).

Paratypes: 1 female 3 males taken with holotype; same site and plant, 6 females, 17.xii.2007. Queensland, Cooloola National Park , from Parsonsia straminea , 3 females 1 male 19.iii.2006, 2 females 1 male 11.ii.2006; Brisbane, Deception Bay , 2 females from Parsonsia vine, 15.v.2006; Noosa , 2 females 2 males from Parsonsia vine, 14.iv.2007.

Comments. This species appears to be host specific to an apocynaceous vine that is common in the forests of eastern Australia, and it has been taken from the flowers as well as the leaves. Similarly modified, spatulate, setae that occur on the fore wings of this species are also found on the thorax and head of a few other Australian species of Anaphothrips . One of the male paratypes has an oblique, partial suture in the apical third of segment VI on both antennae .

Figures

FIGURES 120–129. Anaphothrips of Australia. A. obscurus 120–121: (120) antenna; (121) tergites VII–VIII left margins. A. occidentalis 122–124: (122) antenna; (123) tergites VII–VIII; (124) male sternites. A. orchis 125–127: (125) antenna; (126) head; (127) tergites VII–VIII. A. parsonsiae 128–129: (128) antenna; (129) tergites VII–VIII.

FIGURES 130–139. Anaphothrips of Australia. A. parsonsiae 130–132: (130) head & pronotum; (131) meso & metanotum; (132) clavus. (133) A. sudanensis antenna. A. pultenaeae 134–139: (134) antenna; (135) head & pronotum; (136) meso & metanotum; (137) tergites VII–VIII; (138) male sternites; (139) male tergites VIII–IX.